• Installed and operated a 900 MHz paging system throughout the Northeast corridor.
• 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NBC/UNIVERSAL - Shared DAS Network.  Design, Build, Manage, Maintain a multi-provider network covering all 50 floors at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport - Shared DAS Network.  Scope included project Set-up and key negotiation (Largest geographic airport in U.S. and top 3 operationally with Atlanta and Chicago)
• Baltimore Washington International Airport - Shared DAS Network.  Developed full-scope RFP including financials, technical design, operations, and maintenance.
• Palisades Center Mall, Shared DAS Network.  Prime Contractor for the Design, Construction and Project/ Construction Management.  At 4.3M sq. ft. it is the 2^nd largest mall in the U.S.
• South Eastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) Designed/Built Market and Suburban Street Station DAS networks.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters/Ronald Reagan International Trade and Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Shared DAS Network. Prime Contractor for the Design, Construction and Project/ Construction Management - 6.3M sq.ft.
• Essex County Correctional Facility - Designed and developed RFP for bid of procurement, installation, and maintenance.  Acted as county consultant for QA/QC of installation/acceptance - Approximately 2M sq. ft. Network incorporated 150Mhz EMS and Fire, 450MHz Newark Police, 800MHz County Police Trunked and Conventional, 800MHz State Police & Internal Guard Wireless Communications.

In addition, Dianet team members have built DAS networks in:

• New York City ECC
• General Electric Global Research Center, NY
• International Business Machines (IBM)
• Pfizer Headquarters
• The Tropicana Hotel and Casino
• Merrill Lynch Headquarters, NYC
• Merrill Lynch Data Center, NJ
• Morgan Stanley Remote Trading Center, NY
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers Headquarters, NY
• Fordham University/Mount Saint Mary's College Campus (5 Buildings), Tarrytown, NY
• CitiGroup 5 Building Campus, NJ
• CitiGroup Executive Retreat, NY
• Design Consultant RNC 2004, Madison Square Garden
• Group M, NYC
• News Corporation of America Headquarters, NYC
• Ogilvy & Mather Headquarter, NYC
• IBM R&D Headquarters, White Plains, NY
• Goldman Sachs, Jersey City, NJ
• Lehman Brother Headquarters Auditorium, NYC
• Various Build-To-Suit DAS Networks for Wireless Service Providers
  

            The primary goal of this project is to provide additional access to the station by building a new modern station building with wider stairs to ease overcrowding of the original station house.  Located on the Broadway Line, the 1, 2, 3 and 9 trains stop at this station that accommodates approximately 20,000 passengers per hour at peak times. Since the station was not closed during construction, major coordination and scheduling work was involved to complete this project. Construction work in the station took place during track outages at night and on the weekend. All construction was sequenced so that interference with passenger flow was kept to a minimum.

MTA Metro-North Railroad Contract # 9077, Park Avenue Viaduct Rehabilitation, 110^th St to 130^th St, Including  the 125^th St Passenger Station, New York, NY

            Built between 1892 and 1894, the Park Avenue Viaduct carries more than 530 trains a day into and out of Grand Central Terminal. Nab was General Contractor for the rehabilitation of the deteriorated mile-long, four-track-wide stretch from 110th to 132nd Street, and for the restoration and improvement of the passenger station at 125th Street.   The elevated track deck rested on three corroded north-south steel girders. Nab designed, fabricated, and bolted onto the girders, steel reinforcement plates that fit each weakened area. Near the station, 39 sections of the girder were in such poor condition that their recommendation to replace rather than repair them saved the owner $1 million.

            Deterioration resulting from poor drainage led the owner to select cast-in-place concrete to replace the existing steel trough deck. Nab's first step was to install, from below, 2,000 new floor beams approximately five feet apart on center. Each of the 4,000 connections was different, and required separate design and shop drawings and especially fabricated connection plates and angles.  They removed the existing rails, ties, ballast and troughs; welded shear studs to the new floor beams, installed reinforcing steel, and placed the concrete deck. Direct Fixation Fasteners, configured to support the running rail, were placed on grout pads and anchored to the deck concrete. 

            At the station, Nab widened the viaduct four feet on each side, (and erected six additional support columns from the sidewalk below) to create more generous platforms and accommodate two new elevators for handicapped access.  Rail traffic continued throughout construction.

New York City Transit Authority Contract # A-35501 & A-30285, Herald Square Subway Station Modernization, New York, NY

            One of the busiest subway stations in Manhattan, Herald Square accommodates approximately 95,000 commuters daily. Nab completed work on the 3½ year contract that included elderly and disabled accessibility, slab openings at the PATH mezzanine, structural steel modifications, and street utility work. Electrical modifications, duct relocation for the BMT line, plumbing design changes, artwork installation and lighting were also included in the scope of work.  The primary goal of this project was to provide a comfortable, well-lighted, and modern station for passengers. The Herald Square/34th Street Subway Station is a major intersection for the BMT to IND train lines. For the Transit Authority and Nab, on-time completion of this station was very important, as the TA considers it a "showcase station". Major coordination and scheduling work were involved in the completion of this project, calling for construction with minimum disruption and interference of passenger flow.

            The project also consisted of installing a new electrical system, light fixtures, new public address and fire alarm systems, four new elevators, HVAC systems and token booths, and painting the entire station.  Despite the many problems with field conditions, design changes, and additional work orders, the project was successfully completed on time.

Metro-North Commuter Railroad Contract #4016, Grand Central Terminal Restoration, New York, NY

            For the historic restoration of Grand Central Terminal's 80,000-square-foot mansard copper roof, Nab fully utilized its expertise in both landmark restoration and roof renovation.  The first phase of the roof repair consisted of stripping off numerous layers of asphalt and paint that had been applied over many years to protect the copper frieze from water damage. Workers used a high-pressure, low-flow water-blasting system to peel layers away rapidly without damaging the six-foot-high decorative band and other ornaments that grace the beaux-arts-style landmark. To prepare the roof for reconstruction, workers removed the 700-foot-long elaborate copper frieze in sections.  Workers then intricately resoldered holes, waterproofed each segment and applied copper sheeting onto the frieze before reattaching it to a new supporting armature.

            The next phase featured the removal of aging roof components followed by its replacement using a variety of roofing methods, including:  batten-seam, flat-seam and standing-seam. Altogether, Nab used 50 tons of copper on the roof and the frieze.  Other components of the project included:  removing old wood windows and replacing them with energy-efficient aluminum windows glazed with insulating glass, and repairing, cleaning and replacing interior skylights.

 Alex Mashinsky (www.mashinsky.com), Founder of Q-Wireless, a member of T-Wireless, has developed proprietary technology to provide voice and data services in multi-carrier environments. Mr. Mashinsky was previously the Founder and CEO of Arbinet (ARBX) which provides carrier coordinator and clearing services to over 400 carriers worldwide. Arbinet is the world's largest carrier coordinator handling over 11 billion voice minutes last year and clearing over 20% of the worlds VOIP traffic. Arbinet provides trading, matching, settlement and delivery services via 5 switching centers in NY, LA, London, Frankfurt and HK.  Arbinet's NYC switch is currently the largest class-4 switch in the world. Alex is the author of 32 patents which are currently implemented in Arbinet operations.

Formed in 1993 E.A. Technologies / Transit Technologies designs, manages and constructs large-scale communications systems for the MTA-New York City Transit Authority. Over the past 12 years, they have successfully completed a number of design & build communications systems for subway stations and train control. Presently, they are engaged in the following projects:

Underground Police Radio System (MTA Contract W-32622) 

This is a $104 million contract, sponsored jointly by the MTA and the City of New York, to design, construct and commission an underground radio system for NYPD, FDNY and NYC-EMS.

Presently the Police Department, Fire Department and Emergency Services radio systems do not function at all within the underground subway system. This project includes the installation of 281 street pole antennas, which bring signals to and from the underground. From there, software-based bi-directional amplifiers at every underground station retransmit signals over an existing train radio underground antenna network. The system supports 72 NYPD channels, EMS channels and an FDNY repeater system at each station. Over 300 BDA's, and over 400,000 feet of radiating and non-radiating cable were installed to complete the system.

SONET / ATM Communications Network System Phase One (MTA Contract W-32648)

This is a $120 million contract, sponsored by the MTA. Transit Technologies created a Joint Venture with Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. to design, construct and commission a city-wide SONET backbone, and 28 ATM branch loops connected to each of the 183 IRT train stations.

Siemens is providing the equipment for this project. Transit Technologies is installing the equipment, designing the infrastructure and installing approximately 400,000 feet of single mode fiber which is being spliced into an existing dark fiber cable plant.

Public Address / Customer Information Screen System Phase One (MTA Contract W-32658)

This is a $109 million contract, sponsored by the MTA. Transit Technologies and Siemens have extended their Joint Venture to include this project, to design, install and commission a fiber-based audio and visual communications network.  This will be the first application deployed on the SONET/ATM network. The system will interface with subway signals to provide automated train arrival information at the passenger stations, using both large LED-based signs and high fidelity audio.

ATM Communications Network Phase 2 (MTA Contract W-32652)

This is a $183 million contract, sponsored by the MTA. The Siemens / Transit Technologies Joint Venture has been extended to encompass this project, which will include installation of ATM branch loops at the remaining 300 passenger stations.

As with Phase I, Siemens is providing the equipment for this project. Transit Technologies is installing the equipment, designing the infrastructure and installing approximately 600,000 feet of single mode fiber which is being spliced into an existing dark fiber cable plant.